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"Play and discover Europe!" is a Comenius Multilateral school partnership project between teachers and pupils from 5 countries: Romania, Turkey, Italy, Lithuania, Bulgaria. The foundation of the project is THE GAME, the most attractive activity for each child. The game is a motivating, magnificent tool for learning, socializing and relaxing. "Play and discover Europe!" consists in sharing, exchanging and practising games, making books, booklets and CDs containing a collection of all kind of games . Another aspect equally important hot our attention is paid so is the co-operation, the interaction between teachers and students from different countries which means cultural knowledge, improvement of performance in communication and European Dimension.

PROJECT IS OVER... THERE WERE NICE AND BUSY TWO YEARS! WE HAVE NEW FRIENDS AROUND THE EUROPE AND A LOT OF POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS AND KNOWLEDGE... LET'S MEET IN NEW PROJECTS!

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OUR TRADITIONAL STORIES

Below you can find traditional folk stories presented by our children in different ways - drama, puppet show, pictures or slide shows... watch and enjoy!

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You can find Italian folk story "PULCINELLA E LA PIZZA" by clicking link below. Video is presented by our Italian friends from Aprilia.

We are sending you a story of Nasreddin Hodja.We’ve lots of legends we choose this one we think pupil will enjoy because this is a kind of joke.There is an information passage about Nasreddin Hodja below. Nasreddin Hodja is a great and famous folk philosopher whose memory has become a legend.He lived in central Anattolia in 13th century.He was very clever and had an answer to the almost all the problems and the dilemmas of his time.Even today,about 600 years after, he has lived and passed away, people in Turkey still laugh and think about his tricks,common sense,anecdotes and ingeniosness.The people in Turkey are very familiar with the jokes and stories of Nasreddin Hosja.Stories of Nasreddin Hodja are part of the Turkish culture

One Day The Nasrettin Hodja “CAULDRON”Hodja had borrowed a cauldron from his neighbour.When he didn’t return it for a long time the neighbour came knocking on the door.- Hodja Efendi if you are finished with the cauldron could I take it back ? I need it today.- Ah of course “Hodja said” just wait here a minute and I’ll fectch it- When Hodja came back to the door with the cauldron the neighboor noticed that there was a small pot in it.- What is this?- “Well neighbour cargratulations when I borrowed your cauldron it was pregrant. It gave birth to a baby pot said the HodjaThe neighbour surprised yet delighted, thanked the hodja, took his cauldron and the new little pot, and went home.A few weeks after this incident, one day . The Hodja came again, asking to borrow the cauldron. The reighbour didn’t even hesitate and lent Hodja the cauldron with pleasure. Again Hodja didn’t return it for a long time and the reighbour decided to go and ask for it again.- Hodja Efendi are you done with the cauldron?- Ahh neighbour ahh said the Hodja I am afraid your cauldron is dead”- Hodja Efandi that is not possible, a cauldron cannot die! Exclaimed the his believing neighbour. But Nasreddin Hodja has his answer ready.“My dear fellov, you can believe that it can give birth, why can’t you believe that it can also die?

And there are two traditional Lithuanian stories - one about hen and cock, and the second about clever fox, presented by Centro primary school first grade childrens' drawings and second grade voices . Just click links below...

It was final meeting of our project... nice country, nice people, fantastic programe, but... feeling that everything happens the last time, inserted some sadness :( Thank you dear Romanian partners and Valea - our inspirer and leader!

The first meeting of the project was organised by our Tukish partners in Manisa. We had possibility to share our future responsibilities and to plan next period between meetings in Turkey and Bulgaria. It was very nice to meet partners as real nice people - not just e mail users somewhere... The presentations of partners showed a lot of differences and similarities of our countries . It generates curiosity to know more and more about each other. We are very grateful to Turkish partners - it was realy nice start!Clicking the link below you will find "Lithuanian version" of pictures from meeting. Administrator is ready to publish any pictures or presentations from other teams.